Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 206 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MacclesfieldUK
    2013206134,802
    2012214131,491
    % change-3.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (226) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013676970
    New companies in 2012795481
    % change-15.2%27.8%-13.6%
    Record Year2012 (79)2011 (76)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 69 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MacclesfieldUK
    20136977,914
    20126667,576
    % change4.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013301821
    Closed companies in 2012212421
    % change42.9%-25.0%0%
    Record Year2011 (36)2010 (43)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 137 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MacclesfieldUK
    201313756,888
    201214863,915
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013375149
    Net growth in 2012583060
    Record Year2012 (58)2013 (51)2007 (92)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Macclesfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Macclesfield
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-24.0%26.8%-10.7%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 2005 when 36.0% of all directors were female.

    23.7% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    PARTNERS1.26%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CHESHIRE1.19%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.84%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDIA0.77%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING0.70%BUSINESS1.77%
    INTERNATIONAL0.70%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    BUSINESS0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    CORPORATE0.56%J1.56%
    PROPERTIES0.56%CARE1.46%
    CAPITAL0.49%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SALES0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.42%M1.25%
    EVENTS0.42%BUILDING1.21%
    TOPETAGE0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PRODUCTIONS0.42%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.35%TRAINING1.17%
    CORPORATION0.35%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied439249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company10043,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6232,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4916,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3724,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2923,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,664
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet177,199
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development168,099
    56302 - Public houses and bars124,952
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings115,372
    41100 - Development of building projects108,637
    56101 - Licensed restaurants106,894
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,073
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,129
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified94,719
    98000 - Residents property management94,579
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08351088 PEAK ACOUSTICS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353173 STERLING MARCH LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08353726 OCT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354594 NCA-SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356688 PERSONIX LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08361098 VERSCHOYLE ESTATES LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362616 BK VERONA LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08364108 SEKUDA LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365083 JMA SALES LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08368437 HCSS HUB LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08373254 KRISTIN WASTNEY DESIGN LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08376537 INDIE HERO LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08382124 PERFECTO MEDIA LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08382244 PRESTIGE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383809 GREENDEAL2GO LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08384067 STD CARE LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08384158 GBD CAPPRO LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08346425 STEVE PORTER PHARMA CONSULTING LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08347993 LIBRETA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348811 BROAD OAK FARMS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349463 COMPACT RAILS & SYSTEMS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349737 4G MOBILES LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08358415 COLEMAN SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08363345 JULIAN 52 LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08367759 GAWSWORTH PILATES LTD 21 Jan 2013